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Lenin, I mean Levin is too vain to wear tri-focal lenses so he looks like he is trying to contact mars or Venus from the floor of the Senate.

I just found out how to get the cork out of the wine bottle without all the aggravaiton. Just put it in the freezer and leave it there all nightlong.It floats right out.

Unless one of the todays programs talked about the 'fiasco' Medicare D is ...... I'm out of order - but here goes..... and by the way - it was NOT complicated!!!!!

This is information I have researched about Medicare D ---

Because the msn has made this out to be a BIG confusion - I put off looking into Medicare D until now. Oh I had already called AARP who I get my supplemental thru and was not pleased with their plan. So this is what I found....today

MEDICARE ... DRUG PLAN (in Hawaii)
1. $22.85 per month premium...
2. No cost for Rx until MEDICARE has paid out $2250.00 -** except you do pay a copay of $5.00 or $28.00 or $55.00 copay depending on generic vs name brand AND your Dr can fax a request for the drug he desires & eliminate the higher copay
3. When Medicare reaches $2250.00 in drugs payouts *** then all drug will become your responsibility UNTIL costs reach $3600.00 Then Medicare will pick up 95% and you will pay 5%.

Medicare D recap

1. Monthly Premium .. $22.85
2. Copay .. $ 5.00 +
3. No deductible
4. No expense to patient until Medicare has paid out $2250.00
5. Drug expenses from $2250.00 - 3600.00 is patient responsibility.
6. From $3600.00 on with no limit Medicare pays 95% and patient pays 5% -- until the end of the year!!

Now for an AARP partnered plan -- Supplemental #J ( I don't know what else to call it).

AARP Partnered Supplemental Plan J RX plan. ... Drug Plan
1. $80.00 (aprox) premium per month
2. Deductible of $250.00
3. THEN the non government program will pay 50% and you pay 50% of the RX up to $3000.00 (which includes your 50% and the $250.00 deductible). After $3000. has been paid out ALL RX pay-outs are finished or as they say here pau until the next year starts - and so does the deductible start again.

AARP Plan recap

1. $80.00 premium - aprox.
2. $250.00 deductible YOU have to reach.
3. private plan does a 50/50 with patient after deductible has been met.
4. when expenses reach $3000.00 (including the $250. ded. and include patients part of the 50/50 the coverage STOPS not to begin again until the next year.

I do not know how MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS plays into this!!!

44 posted on 03/08/2006 6:41:22 PM PST by malia